Dave Favis-Mortlock: FiddleBop

FiddleBop Jazz from all eras, on guitar and violin Available for pubs, parties... almost any occasion!

Nowadays, I mostly play jazz violin.

I've always loved improvising, but have only slowly realised that improvising in a jazz context is what I enjoy most. Even more slowly have I come to believe that I'm actually capable of playing jazz on the fiddle! For sure, I'm still learning. And I try to learn something to improve my improvisational skills every day: if I ever say "I've learned enough", it will be time to stop playing.

Jo and me playing for Jo's nana, summer 2004. This duo became FiddleBop. Click for a larger version

So Jo (on guitar and vocals) and me (violin and vocals) do gigs. Sometimes as a duo, sometimes as a trio with upright bass player ('upright' refers to the instrument, not the man) Roger Davis.

Dave	Jo	Roger
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Our set includes jazz standards from all periods: Black Bottom and The Charleston from the early years, Ain't Misbehavin' and Night and Day from the swing era, through to John Coltrane's Giant Steps and Naima; as well as some of our own songs.

For more information, see our website at www.fiddlebop.org. Or email us!

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